The government’s mass vaccination start date is in flux, and Filipinos still harbor fears after a 2016 dengue vaccine scandal eroded public confidence in vaccinations.
League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) President Chavit Singson would rather take the safest path of the government’s vaccination program for the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Observe first, be vaccinated later.
Published February 11, 2021, 10:31 PM Senator Juan Edgardo ‘’Sonny’’ M. Angara on Thursday, February 11, assured swift action by the Senate on a bill seeking to expedite the purchase and administration of COVID-19 vaccines by local government units (LGUs) by exempting them from the strict requirements of Republic Act 9184. or the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Sen. Sonny Angara
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Angara, as chairman of the Committee on Finance, led the hearing on Senate Bill 2042 filed by Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, which would facilitate the procurement of vaccines by interested LGUs in the coming weeks and months.
Lack of indemnification law caused delay in Pfizer vaccine delivery Galvez By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Published February 11, 2021 8:47pm The country s lack of an indemnification law a measure ensuring compensation for individuals who develop serious side effects after getting a COVID-19 vaccine has caused the delay in the delivery of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. During a Senate panel hearing on Thursday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could have been delivered to the country as early as this Friday if the Philippines had its own indemnification law. Kung may indemnification law tayo, yung Pfizer baka February 12 nandito na yun, he said.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. says having an indemnification provision under the law is vital in securing more COVID-19 vaccines, and encouraging more Filipinos to be vaccinated.